HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes City Council - 08/04/2000 - SpecialI HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the
Special Council Meeting of the City of Corpus Christi of August 4, 2000, which were approved by
the City Council on August 22, 2000.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, this 22nd day of August, 2000.
SEAL
Armando Chapa
City Secretary
MINUTES
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
Special Council Meeting
August 4, 2000
10:00 a.m.
PRESENT
Mayor Samuel L. Neal Jr.
Council Members.
Javier Colmenero
Dr. Arnold Gonzales
Rex A. Kinnison
Betty Jean Longoria
Mark Scott
ABSENT
Mayor Pro Tem Melody Cooper
Henry Garrett
John Longoria
City Staff:
City Manager David Garcia
City Attorney James R. Bray Jr.
City Secretary Armando Chapa
Mayor Neal called the meeting to order in the Council Chambers of City Hall. City Secretary
Chapa called the roll and verified that the necessary quorum of the Council and the required charter
officers were present to conduct the meeting.
Mayor Neal announced the following: executive session pursuant to Texas Government
Code, Section 551.071 regarding City of Corpus Christi v. Manhattan Construction Company et al,
No. 94-6459-A, 28th District Court, Nueces County, Texas with possible discussion and action
related thereto in open session. The Council went into executive session. The Council returned from
executive session. Mayor Neal made the following motion, seconded by Council Member
Colmenero. The motion passed as follows:
C.1. M2000-276
Motion approving the settlement recommended by the City's attorneys in City of Corpus
Christi v. Manhattan Construction Company et al, No. 94-6459-A, 28th District Court,
Nueces County, Texas, in the amount of $1,125,000 paid to the City and its attorneys, and
authorizing the execution of all necessary documents to implement the settlement.
The foregoing motion passed by the following vote: Neal, Colmenero, Gonzales, Kinnison,
and Scott voting "Aye"; B. Longoria voting "No"; Cooper, Garrett and J. Longoria absent.
Mayor Neal called for public comment and there was none. City Attorney Bray said there
were three executive sessions scheduled for the August 22th' meeting and the Council agreed to meet
at 12:00 p.m. There being no further business to come before the Council, Mayor Neal adjourned
the Council meeting at 10:53 a.m. on August 4, 2000.